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INFRARED SENSOR DEVICE

  • US 20130284931A1
  • Filed: 03/12/2013
  • Published: 10/31/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An infrared sensor device comprising:

  • a plurality of infrared sensors that is provided in a plurality of divided areas in which an infrared-receiving area is radially divided in one plane;

    a detector that detects presence or absence of movement of an object in the infrared-receiving area for each of the divided areas based on an output of the infrared sensor; and

    a determiner that determines whether the object is in a detection area in a predetermined distance range from the infrared sensor, based on an arrangement pattern of the divided areas in which the movement of the object is detected, in an alignment of the divided areas in the infrared-receiving areas.

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